Pune building collapse: 72 hours on, rescuers fighting against time and debris to pull out survivors
Rescue operations are underway in Pune after a building collapsed due to a nearby garbage dump landslide. Authorities are working to reach eight trapped individuals, though progress is hindered by structural instability and debris.
Why it matters
This incident highlights critical urban safety and waste management failures in rapidly growing industrial townships.
Almost 72 hours after a massive mound of garbage crashed onto a three-storey building at Moshi near Pune city of Maharashtra, authorities have almost broken the collapsed upper slab in a complex and challenging operation to reach eight persons still believed to be trapped under the debris.
Around 15 excavators, including specialised demolition machines, are engaged in the operation being carried out by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other agencies, officials said on Saturday (July 11, 2026).
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A senior official said the NDRF is making every effort to complete the rescue operation by late Saturday (July 11, 2026) night, even as emotions ran high as relatives of the trapped persons are losing patience.
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